36Synonyms found for bother

Word Origin & History

both there are several theories, all similar, and deriving the word from the tendency to say "both the." One is that it is O.E. begen (masc.) "both" (from P.Gmc. *ba, from PIE *bho "both") + -þ extended base. Another traces it to the P.Gmc. formula represented in O.E. by ba þa "both these," from ba (feminine nominative and accusative of begen) + þa, nominative and accusative plural of se "that." A third traces it to O.N. baðir "both," from *bai thaiz "both the," from P.Gmc. *thaiz, third person plural pronoun. Cf. O.Fris. bethe, Du. beide, O.H.G. beide, Ger. beide, Goth. bajoþs.

Example Sentences for bother

It takes resources to digitize books, and some books are simply not worth the trouble for publishers to bother.

It doesn't bother me that they use the info to place targeted ads.

Why bother learning what you are doing when your co-workers will range from mediocre to down-right incompetent.

Why that should be is one of those questions that is so obvious that people rarely bother to ask it.

Some people think a flu shot isn't worth the bother.

Of course, there are benefits to living in cities, or people wouldn't bother.

Using a paintbrush will leave visible marks, which may or may not bother you.

Not all search chairmen bother to call and ask permission to make inquiries.

Few people will bother to learn a language on abstract or idealistic grounds, she says.